48 - April 22, 2005 9:11 pm

Name:

Pamela

Location:

New York

Comments:

I just came across this website and was fascinated by the section on exotic gardening. I just love palm trees but I don't seem to be able to grow one - perhaps my window box just isn't big enough? Or maybe the winters here are too cold? Do you think I should try to wrap my electric blanket round my tree on cold nights??
I look forward to hearing from you. Keep up the good work !;)

Reply: Hi sis!!

49 - April 15, 2005 6:53 pm

Name:

G. McCORMICK

Location:

Belfast

Comments:

IMPORTANT NOTICE
My ISP has let me down badly by losing all of the data of their CGI server. I had a backup but it's 4 months old :-(
So I have lost all guestbook entries entered since about mid-Dec. If you signed my guestbook since then would you be so good as to sign it again?

Thanks & sorry for the inconvenience.
Gavin

50 - December 3, 2004 5:34 pm

Name:

Jonathan Bacon

Location:

Glasgow

Comments:

Thanks for your tranasmitter info. I am thinking of setting up an aeriel system in Girvan in Ayrshire with a view to receiving digital Freeview signals from Divis. Will a Group A aeriel be sufficient for Freeview as well as analogue? When I lived in Ardrossan in Scotland I use to be able to pick up the Divis transmiiter (analogue) if I pointed the aeriel toards N.Ire (over the horizon) when weather conditions were good. PS Good to see you are part of the met Tab - God Bless , Jonathan

Reply: Hi Jonathan,
A group A aerial may get some of the digital/freeview channels from Divis, however some of the channels use different parts of the band. I don't have freeview but I think they recommend a group E or W or something. These are more wideband aerials which means less gain. Also the transmitted power is much lower for digital so you will probably need a bigger aerial to get it in Scotland, if at all... best of luck!
Great to hear you've heard of the 'Met', you're not by any chance in any way associated with a certain sister church of ours... ?? :-)

51 - October 23, 2004 4:41 am

Name:

Jay

Location:

Kelowna BC

Comments:

Love your palm pics and hardiness info. =)

52 - October 17, 2004 11:05 am

Name:

Martin

Location:

Penrith (Cumbria)

Comments:

Nice site, Gavin, plenty to inspire!
Found it via the webcam on metcheck.com
Good use of frames (for some reason some people regard that as a bad thing - not me!)
All the best ...=)

53 - September 27, 2004 5:53 am

Name:

john

Location:

uk

Comments:

nice one just starting.. cheers=)

54 - September 20, 2004 3:01 pm

Name:

Robin sheeran

Location:

Ballyclare, Co Antrim

Comments:

Gavin

Your house must be fairly bristling with dishes. I wonder if I could ask you for a few words of advice. I have been trying to access Slovak and Czech radio stations on my Sky digibox. I've managed to get them up on "other channels" but the audio quality is appalling (partly due to the dreadful weather). I presume this is because my bog standard Sky dish is too small. Is the standard Sky dish for Northern Ireland 80cm? I haven't been up there to measure it. Would swapping it for a 1m dish make much difference? I wouldn't want to spend money on this and find I still couldn't get the radio stations I want. Is there any way of checking? Finally, do you know of anyone in these parts who could supply/fit a bigger dish? Apologies for peppering you with all these questions.
Regards
Robin Sheeran

Reply: Hi Robin,
Thanks for signing my gb. Standard sky dish for NI is 60cm. This is fine for sky but I think the Czech/Slovak channels are on a different beam which doesn't cover the UK so well. So if you're getting video/audio breakup (esp. in poor weather) I think the answer would be a bigger dish, although some of these channels can just have poor audio to begin with! Check the Astra website which should give you some idea as to the size of dish required, I would have thought at least 1m. Not sure about dish suppliers in NI, I mail-ordered mine...

55 - September 13, 2004 9:21 am

Name:

Dieter FELLNER

Location:

USA

Comments:

Hello,

Found the site searching for information on Satellite. My
wife and I are moving to England and want to keep up with
some of the US TV programmes. I have not the faintest idea
where to start...... =( Any suggestions would be wonderful.
Thanks in advance ! Best wishes

Reply: Hi Dieter,
You won't be able to get US channels directly from US satellites as these will be over the horizon in England. The main satellite package in the UK is Sky Digital, which offers "some" of the major US channels (CNN, Fox news, etc), not all of them available without subscription. If you were to get a system capable of receiving multiple satellites (such as a motorised dish) you would get some more choice. Of course if you're mainly interested in the usual US progs like the Simpsons etc, you'll find most of these on sky and on some British terrestrial channels...

56 - September 6, 2004 3:59 pm

Name:

residence corse

Location:

corsica

Comments:

bon travail continuez !

un visiteur de corse

Reply: Merci de votre visite et de vos remarques...

57 - August 13, 2004 7:58 am

Name:

Private

Location:

Private

Comments:

View private message (Admin only).

58 - August 4, 2004 11:40 pm

Name:

Ralph &Patsy Quinn

Location:

Australia

Comments:

Hello Jim Mc Connell we have been watching your progress over the years and some of your staff alough a number would not remember
us as the founders members. the Lord has been good to us all over the years. continue the good work your fellow workers in the masters service
Ralph&Patsy quinn.

59 - July 28, 2004 9:09 am

Name:

Geary Mandrapilias

Location:

Charlotte, NC, USA

Comments:

Found you by accident...looking for info on Opuntia 'Green Burst'. Know anything about it? I'm zone 7b.but have a green house if nescesary.I'm there are folks like you who seem to have time to garden and do computers!

Reply: Hi Geary,
Sorry I don't know too much about the opuntias. I'm just trying cacti for the first time as garden plants - the ones I've planted are supposedly hardy throughout the UK (roughly zones 7b-9b). I expect they won't appreciate our moist winters too much, so perhaps very well-drained soil is a must. Try www.desert-tropicals.com as they seem to have quite a lot of info on cacti (among other things). The person who started the site is in Phoenix so I guess his climate is a bit drier than ours :-)

60 - July 21, 2004 5:25 pm

Name:

John Carter

Location:

Comments:

Nice site.... Keep up the good work!

John Carter
www.astrosat.info

61 - May 17, 2004 7:55 pm

Name:

Margaret

Location:

Houston Texas

Comments:

Found your site very interesting indeed.
I was looking for information on when and
where I can view Whitewell Church on the
digital TV in Houston Texas. I know its
on the net but was wondering if I can get
it on my digital TV also. Thanks keep up the
great site.
To God Be the Glory
Margaret =)

Reply: Margaret - I e-mailed you the info =)

62 - May 16, 2004 5:55 pm

Name:

Kirt & Lisa

Location:

southern UK

Comments:

Great site! We also like Butia Yatay and Bungalow Palm (half hardy)Archontophoenix cunninghamiana. We like all the Braheas' as well!

63 - December 12, 2003 4:05 pm

Name:

Stephen Archer

Location:

Belfast

Comments:

Needs a wee bit of an update.=)

Reply: Your wish is my command! Major update completed today (8th January 2004)- enjoy!

64 - December 11, 2003 2:13 pm

Name:

Gavin McCormick

Location:

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Comments:

Well here it is!!! Our new guestbook. Now you can sign it and your entry will be posted immediately!! Beware though, any offensive entries will be removed!!

65 - May 17, 2003 7:00 pm

Name:

Trevor Moore

Location:

Templepatrick, Co. Antrim

Comments:

Great web page. You excite me about Sky - would love to get some of the "God" channels.

66 - April 4, 2003 6:00 pm

Name:

Vince

Location:

London, England

Comments:

Nice site. I think I will have to use frames on my site - have a look at www.vince-at-home.co.uk

67 - March 28, 2003 7:00 pm

Name:

Gavin McCormick

Location:

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Comments:

OoPs..... During a website update today I noticed that there was an error in my guestbook. Unfortunately it has been like this for ages :(((. I must have missed quite a few entries. If you have tried to sign my guestbook within (uggghh) the last year or so, could I perhaps ask that you try again if you are reading this page. I can only convey my apologies and promise that the problem is now fixed (honest)......

68 - October 1, 2001 7:00 pm

Name:

Bill Richmond

Location:

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Comments:

WOW. What a site. It left me speechless and thanks for the bit about Eagles.

69 - July 29, 2001 7:00 pm

Name:

Jennifer

Location:

Co. Londonderry

Comments:

Different Website. I never came across one like this before. Well Done!!

70 - November 8, 2000 7:00 pm

Name:

Louise Connolly

Location:

Balloch, Loch Lomond - Scotland

Comments:

Hi, great web site. Must visit Belfast soon!!!

71 - September 8, 2000 7:00 pm

Name:

Philip McErlean

Location:

Stranmillis, Belfast, N Ireland

Comments:

Great website. Keep promoting the hardy exotics!

72 - August 6, 2000 7:00 pm

Name:

Colin & Janet Ming

Location:

Vancouver, Canada

Comments:

Excellent website! I agree entirely with your comment "Yeah, church - boring, right? WRONG!".

73 - February 18, 2000 7:00 pm

Name:

Philip Taylor

Location:

Belfast, NI

Comments:

Comments: Great looking page, Gav. Looks like you put a lot of work into it, so I'll have my work cut out to keep up with you! Must get some of those JavaScripts..... Stay well!

74 - February 15, 2000 7:00 pm

Name:

Ian

Location:

Belfast

Comments:

Pretty good the bits i saw.

75 - February 14, 2000 7:00 pm

Name:

G.McCormick

Location:

Newtownabbey, Co.Antrim

Comments:

Welcome to our new website. This is our first attempt at this, but we've tried our best to make this site look as good as possible, as well as using it to provide some (hopefully) useful info. Call in again as we hope to update the site as new ideas come along!

76 - February 14, 2000 7:00 pm

Name:

Trevor

Location:

Newtownabbey, Co.Antrim

Comments:

Like the website, but I don't think much of this SKY digital stuff.

77 - February 14, 2000 7:00 pm

Name:

Ian and Alison

Location:

Belfast

Comments:

Site is really excellent.